On 15 October, 2009, more than 80 countries celebrated Global Handwashing Day. Children, teachers, parents, doctors, nurses, government and civil society representatives, religious leaders, and celebrities across six continents washed hands with soap to remind the world that “Clean Hands Save Lives!”.
See here the highlights of Global Handwashing Day 2009 in 83 countries.
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Afghanistan Angola
Benin Bhutan
Bolivia Burkina Faso
Burundi Cambodia
China Colombia
Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire
Democratic People Republic of Korea Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dominican Republic Ecuador
El Salvador Eritrea
Ethiopia Fiji
Ghana Guatemala
Guinea Honduras
Hungary India
Indonesia Iraq
Jamaica Kenya
Lao PDR Liberia
Madagascar Malawi
Maldives Mali
Mauritania Mongolia
Morocco Mozambique
Namibia Nepal
Nicaragua Niger
Nigeria North Sudan
Occupied Palestinian Territory of Gaza Pakistan
Papua New Guinea Paraguay
Peru Philippines
Republic of Congo – Brazzaville Rwanda
Senegal Sierra Leone
Somalia Sri Lanka
Sudan Suriname
Tajikistan Tanzania
The Gambia Timor-Leste
Togo Uganda
Ukraine United Kingdom
United States Vanuatu
Vietnam West Bank of the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Zambia Zimbabwe
